Research Databases

World Book Early World of Learning offers rich resources to help young learners build their vocabulary, comprehension, phonics, and reading fluency. It features three interactive learning environments for preschoolers and children in early grades.

A trustworthy environment for students and educators in grades K through 5 to look up facts for class projects or homework.

Reliable content from the world's leading magazines and reference books grouped into easy-to-browse categories.

Designed for students and educators in grades 6 through 12 for students to look up articles and facts for research papers or homework.

Your source for “how-to” information on a variety of home improvement and repair projects including remodeling, electrical work, and much more.

Oxford University Press works with international communities of scholars across all fields of study to develop new comprehensive collections of in-depth, peer-reviewed summaries on an ever-growing range of topics.

Appropriate for middle and high school students. Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books and other reliable sources. The database also includes a vast collection of images from sources such as UPI, Getty, NASA, National Geographic and the Nature Picture Library.

Great for ages 6-10. This go-to resource is chock-full of fun activities, hands-on science projects, and age-appropriate articles, and offers image-based navigation to help young learners find information quickly and develop necessary digital literacy skills. Thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps enrich thousands of articles, with teacher guides.

Information resources for pre-school through college.

Great for ages 10-14. Tailored specifically for students, articles include multimedia and related resources to engage students, biographies, and supplemental tools to support cross-curricular studies.

Great for ages 14 and up. Explore more than 650 pre-made timelines with over 14,000 individual events, or create your own timelines using your own events and images, or add content and images from World Book.